Doug Kmiec, our new ambassador to Malta, just doesn’t make much sense to me in this interview:

After that speech, Prof. Kmiec was invited to a meeting in Chicago of faith leaders, where many people were opposed to Mr Obama on several matters “including myself on the question of how the life issue should be handled”.
He says Obama opened this meeting in a remarkable way, saying: “Alright, give me as good as you’ve got. Give me your best arguments. I know there is disagreement but I want to see whether there is source for common ground.”
By the end of the meeting, Prof. Kmiec says, everyone realised that this was a man of humility, great intelligence and capable of listening.
“These were qualities I believed were much need in America in the Oval Office. I believe I saw some of those same qualities in Ronald Reagan in a different time, with a different emphasis,” he says.
Even though there were areas of disagreement, Mr Obama pointed out the responsibility of government to provide a family wage, to care for the environment and to provide healthcare for the uninsured.
“When I thought about all these things, I thought ‘this is my catechism come to life’ because we are called to each of these things in the social teachings of the Church.”

He gives one the impression he’s not really paying attention. If Kmiec were, he’d see the president doesn’t give Kmiec’s actual catechism nearly as much respect as Kmiec gives Obama. Respect or freedom, if you look at some of the implications for some Obama policies and proposals.